Contraption Match

This match will feature a new target I have build called the Polish Plate Rack.

The only difference between mine and the one in the video linked below is mine has ten targets and that one has eight.

The ten targets are KD's that fall off when shot like the Texas Star. They are mounted on a bar that rotates on a bearing at the center. The pipe on each end has a weight in it that will fall out when the bar reaches an angle of about 45 degrees to the horizontal.



To see it in action follow this link:
Polish Plate Rack

Stage 1

Too Bad For Tuco
from
"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"

Rifle - ten rounds plus one for a reload.
Handgun - 10 rounds.
Shotgun - 5+

Targets:
Rifle - Tuco, Rolling target with drop weight and four pipe targets, Texas Star.
Handgun - Polish Plate Rack.
Shotgun - Texas Star with top half covered.

Rifle staged at position 1, shotgun at position 2.

You and your partner Tuco, who is wanted for about every nasty crime imaginable, have worked out a money making scheme where you turn him in for the reward money and just as he is about to be hung you shoot the rope as Tuco drops and shoot the hats off the assembled crowd to distract them while Tuco escapes.

Start at position 1. At any point after the first rifle shot you may reload 1 round.

To start the buzzer say your line "Grab the money and run Tuco"! Grab your rifle and shoot the rope to save Tuco. Tuco must be saved before moving to the rest of the targets. At any point after knocking down the first target you may shoot the black KD to release the roller and then shoot the black roller target to release the drop weight. The KD to release the roller and the rolling target are targets. The roller must be hit and the weight dropped to count as a hit. If the weight drops off at the end of it's run without the release being shot it is not a hit.

To shoot this stage clean you will have to knock over one of the pipes with the weight dropped from the roller.

Stage your rifle and move to position 2.

With your shotgun shoot the five targets off the Texas Star. Keep shooting until they are all off. (ten round maximum)

Stage your shotgun and move to position 3.

With your handguns shoot the ten targets off the Polish Plate Rack. Ten second bonus if you remove all ten targets without dropping the weights.

The targets that count as misses are Tuco, the KD to release the roller, the roller, the four pipes, both Texas Stars and the ten Polish Plate Rack targets.



Stage 2

"Rustlers!"
Rifle -10 rounds plus one for a reload.
Pistol - 10 rounds
Shotgun - 4+ rounds

Stage Set:

Rifle - Texas Star, KD for roller, 4 KD pipe targets.
Handgun - 2 Texas Stars.
Shotgun - Charcoal flipper and bird flipper.

Rifle staged at position 2. Shotgun staged at position 1.

You're on night guard of the herd when a bunch of rustlers make a move on the herd. You open up on them and knock several out of their saddles. The rest make a run for it and you cut them down before they can escape around the bend.

To start the timer say your line "Rustlers!"

At the buzzer grab your shotgun and shoot the KD and then shoot the claybird flipped into the air. No penalty for missing the claybird, 5 second bonus for a hit. Shoot the other KD and shoot the charcoal slung into the air. No penalty for a miss, five second bonus for a hit.

Stage your shotgun and move to position 2.

With your handguns shoot the two Texas Stars in any order. Any Texas Star targets dropped in the box are a five second bonus.

Move to position 3. With your rifle shoot the targets off the Texas Star. With any remaining rounds first shoot the KD to release the roller with gong. Then shoot the four KD pipe targets before they are knocked down by the gong. Any KD pipe targets shot down are a 5 second bonus. Any KD pipe targets knocked down by the gong are 5 second penalties. Reload one in the rifle and shoot the gong. A hit is a 5 second bonus. No penalty for a miss.

Scoring targets are the four pipes, the KD for the roller and the Texas Stars. No penalty for hitting the gong. A KD pipe target will be counted as a 5 second penalty if it is hit with a bullet after the pipe target is in contact with the gong. The call by the three spotters on this is final.




Stage 3

"The Alamo"


Rifle:10.
Handguns: 10.
Shotgun: 6+.

Targets:
Handgun - Texas Star with top half covered.
Rifle - two Texas Stars one behind the other.
Six KD targets in a row.

Rifle and shotgun staged at position 1.

You've served your constituents well in the U.S. Congress but in their wisdom they elect your opponent in the next election. It's time for a new adventure. Therefore you let them know how you feel. "You all can go to hell, I'm going to Texas"!

Say your line to start the clock. "You all can go to hell, I'm going to Texas"!

With your rifle shoot the two Texas Star targets in any order you wish.

With your shotgun knock down the six KD shotgun targets. Keep shooting until they are all down.

Move to position 2 and with your handguns knock the five targets off the Texas Star without hitting the plywood cover. If you have any rounds left when all the targets are knocked off shoot the five cowboy KD's. No penalty for a miss, five second bonus for each knocked down.

Targets for scoring are the targets on the Texas Stars and the six shotgun KD's.





Stage 4

"Open Range"

You and Boss Spearman are going to have it out with Baxter, his hired gun Butler, and his band of thugs. In anticipation of the gunfight you have more guns and ammunition stashed all over town.

Suction Cup handgun with suction cup projectile staged at position 1.
Two rifles: 10 rounds each. One staged at positon 2 the other at position 4.
Three Handguns: 5 rounds each. Two holstered and one staged on table at position 1.
Alternative Handguns. Two handguns plus 5 rounds for a reload.
Shotgun: TBA Shotgun staged at position 3.

Targets: Suction Cup KD target.
Rifles: - two Texas Stars and Polish Plate Rack.
Handguns: Two Texas Stars.

To start the timer say your line "You the one killed our friend?" Use the suction cup gun to shoot Butler in the head. Five second bonus for a hit. The timer will start when you first touch the suction cup gun.

Stage the suction cup gun and with your handguns shoot the targets off the texas star and shoot the five KD cowboys. You may use the staged handgun or reload up to five rounds to get all the targets down. When you have all the targets off the Texas Star and the 5 cowboy KD's down you may shoot the bonus target. Five second bonus for each hit, no penalty for a miss. If you fire at least one round from a handgun you must continue shooting it until all rounds are fired.

Move to position 2 and with the first rifle shoot the Texas Star targets. You must remove all the targets of one color before shooting those of the other color.

Move to position 3 and shoot shotgun. (To be determined)

Move to position 4 and with the second rifle shoot the ten targets off the Polish Plate Rack. Ten second bonus if you remove all ten targets without dropping the end weights.

Targets for scoring are the targets on the Texas Stars, the five cowboys and the Polish Plate Rack targets.